Day hike from Chincheros to Urquillos

CHINCHEROS TO URQUILLOS

 

 At 7am. In the morning we take a private transportation to Chincheros to enjoy weaving classes in one of the organization of traditional textiles where the ladies will show you the process of elaborating it. If you are interested to obtain hand make textiles this is the recommended point to get it. Then we will explore the archaeological site and the colonial church full of mural paintings, after exploring the terraces we will start to descent by the Inca Trail to Urquillos part of the sacred valley by a cozy valley and enjoy one of the nature and spectacular views that this site of the Andes provide us, also far away we will be able to appreciate snow cap mountains as Pitusiray and Sawasiray  (we get the view just when is not cloudy) symbol of the duality to The Incas  , you will notice as well how the temperature and the vegetation change as we descend. Arriving to Urquillos we will fine our car to come back to Cusco

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